Posted August 02, 2025 by Fir & Fireweed
Hi all, and happy August! I realized I gave this update on tumblr but not here. I wanted to give an update on Chapter 4 since this one is taking longer than usual.
Chapter 4 is currently at 22k words and only about halfway complete. This one is a doozy. To give you a frame of reference, Chapters 1 and 2 were each 25k, and Chapter 3 was 30k.
You will need to start a new playthrough. This update has some new code and rewrites that will break your saves. Tellus’s relationship bar, for example, won’t work on a saved game. I also removed the option to NOT accept the beads from Tellus, so the code around any scenes involving the beads won’t work in a saved game. I also added Tellus to the bonfire scene, you’ll want to replay just for that! You now have to speak to everyone before that scene advances. Everyone gives you useful information so it made sense to fix that.
I have another family vacation planned end of August, as well as a business trip planned in September. I anticipate releasing Chapter 4 in late October. See you then, and thank you for following along with this story! ❤️